Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1887-02-28

as he is not yet siXty-two years OF age, anu
was not disabled by the Mexican war, ne ls
not entitled to the pension under the Next
can pensions bill.
Az previously stated ia this correspond
ence Senator Niddleberger's Importance in
the Senate has increased considerable since
it became apparent that the division oil that
BODY after the 4th Of March would be so
nearly even that his vote would make tie.
Mr.. Ingalls,, the new president pro tempore,
who doesn't wish to be deprived of his new
" acquired honor, is now obsequious in his
complaisance TO the Virginia Senator, to
whom he has heretofore paid so little defer
ence or even respect. and it is even stated
that member of the cabinet has invited
him to call upon the President, courtesy
in which the Senator has as yet been deh-
Gent.
Governor Lee, Of Virginia, was seen by
the GAZETTB's correspondent at the rail-
road depot, in Alexandria, this morning,
waiting for the train from this city to take
him to Richmond. He said, in reference to
the recent statement in soma OF the news
papers that his late visit TO ST. Paul was IN
pursuance of a prearrauSed plan TO OBTAIN
the democratic nomination for the neAG
Vice Presidency. that no did not know ne
was going to make the trip tilt an hour OF
two before he started; that he had come here
with his wife to dine with the President,
and when here was told that party of
Virginians wero going TO ST. Paul. and
wo,ld wait for him if he would accompany
them; that he then put his wife on the
train for Richmond, and in an hour or two
left for St Paul, and thought or said nothing
of The Vice Presidency during the whole
To his rQD far "
trn session OF tbs legislature of his
State the Governor said he would not
have issued the call unless he had plan to
recommend for the settlement of the debt
question, and that lie had good ground to
believe that plan would be successful.
While not saying that he would recommend
q commission TO treat with the creditors, he
did say that if such commission had
been created some lime ago, the debt
would not now be a troublesome ques.
ton. He ridicnled the attempt Of the
republicans to make party capital out of the
unsettled debt question, in view of the fact
that it was only by the support of the re-.
publican party, from the President down.
that the democrats were defeated in their
attempt to settle the debt satisfactorily to
the creditors.
III SUDSG!S ibtL SOuiC paw w lhO piuhS "a
specihcations for the erection of monu-
ment to mari; The birthplace OF Washington,
at Wakefield, Wes;moreland county, Viz
einia, is defective, or is not such as 1t
should be. Representative Croxton has
taken the matter in hand, and thinks he
can have the defect remedied before the
close Of the session.
The nomination CT Mr.. Glennan for post
master at Norfolk is still tied up in the
room of the Senate postcffice committee,
and will probably remain so until the ad-
iournment of Congress, in which case the
President will reappoint him.
Mr.. Wilson, one of the House conferees
on the District of Columbia appropriation
bill, told the GAZETTE's correspondent this
morning that he was in favor of Captain
Ridley's proposition for an appropriation
for keeping the Potomac open between this
city and Alexandria during the winter
mouths by contract instead Of by the pur-
chase Of an ice boat, and that he thought
the bill as reported by that committee would
contain provision TO that effect
The recent paragraph in this correspond.
erce about the idea the administration en-
terteiped Of giving tho position o: secretary
of agriculture and labor 10 Virginia, has &C.
casioned good deal Of talk here, and nu-
mercus gentlemen from that State are boost
ed by their respective friends for the place.
Col. Beverly Tucker says there isn't a man
in the State who possesses the qualifications
mentioned in the paragraph referred to.
But it seems BOW that a!l talk about this
matter is useless, Ia The necessary appro'
priation bills are in such n condition that
the bill creating The position referred to,
nor any other except the appropriation bills,
will hardly be passed before adjournment.
The appropriations committee of the
House, Mr. Randeils committee, were
slashed right and left in both the Senate
and House to day for keeping back the ap
preparation bills until SO late in the session
that they must be rushed through without
proper deliberation in order that the session
may adjourn st the proper time. In the
Senate Mr. Allison said it was impossible TO
pass the bills by noon next Friday. MIR.
Speaker Carlisle, when talked to on the sub
jact, said things didi.'t look ut all favorable.
Hardly any member of the next Congress
wants an extra session. aud if there shall
not be time 10 pass the bills, an extra session
may possibly bs avoided by continuing this
years appropriations.
1t is reported at the Capitol to-day that
the President has selected three OF the five
commissioners to be appointed under the
interstate commerce bill-Bragg, Of Ala
bama Cooley, Of 3IichiSau. and Morrison,
of Iliroi5-and that o! the two not Yet Sc
lected ono viii be taken frc,n New England
and one fiom New York.
The Secretary of State having refused 10
furnish the Senate with a copy of the of
fetal correspondence of ex-Alinister jack
son to Mexico, Senator Brown, in the Sem
ate to-day, made n speech in which was in.
Guided all of the correspondence referred to
that General Jackson desired to have pub
lished.
In the debate on the Legislative bill in
tho House to-day Mr.. Batterworth, repub
lican, from Ohio, charged the democrats
with an attempt to kill the civil service COM
mission by Withholding its support until it
revoked lis rule relating to age. aud Mr..
Randall won applause by replying that he
would do anF thing iu reason to beat down
q rule that prevented an American citizen
from holding Office for no other cause than
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